Essays about: "NO TOBACCO"

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  1. 16. Understanding poverty-environment interactions : the political ecology of smallholder tobacco production in Marondera District, Eastern Zimbabwe

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Richwell Tryson Musoma; [2016]
    Keywords : poverty-environment interactions; environmental degradation; tobacco; political ecology; sustainable livelihoods;

    Abstract : Poverty and environmental degradation are among the severest challenges faced in the developing countries. Since the rise of the sustainable development paradigm, poverty came to be identified as one of the major causes of environmental degradation. READ MORE

  3. 17. Can it be Good to be Bad? : Evidence on the performance of US sin stocks

    University essay from Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anders Karlén; Sebastian Poulsen; [2013]
    Keywords : sin; sinful; unethical; SRI; social responsibility; stock performance; performance measure; multi factor model; alpha; abnormal returns;

    Abstract : Investment decisions grounded in personal values and societal norms has seen a growth in the last decades, to a point where large institutional investors are abstaining from certain industries that share a specific characteristic altogether. The affiliation with sinful industries that promote human vice is not viewed as socially responsible in the eyes of the public, a reason why socially responsible investment funds that screen out these companies has experienced an increase in popularity. READ MORE

  4. 18. Optimization of agricultural production under climate change up to 2050 in Pelagonia region

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Daniela Buzarovska; [2012]
    Keywords : optimization of agricultural production; climate change; irrigation strategies; linear programming; adaptation measures;

    Abstract : This study aims to illustrate the variation in crop area in Pelagonia region in 2050 due to increased irrigation requirements of crops. The allocation of the crop area depends on the net return per unit of crop area. On the other side, the net return is strongly related to the irrigation water requirements. READ MORE

  5. 19. Do temptations sway optimal policy?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Arturs Kanepajs; Ryan Lehr; [2012]
    Keywords : fiscal policy; heterogeneous agents; income; inequality; preference;

    Abstract : We analyze the implications of temptation goods for economic policy in a general equilibrium model with dynasties of heterogeneous households. Temptation goods are defined as goods that generate positive utility for the generation that consumes them but are not valued by any previous generation. READ MORE

  6. 20. 'Out of Bounds' - The Concept of Ultra Vires in Community Law

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Magnus Carlström; [2002]
    Keywords : EG-rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The conditions for legality of European Community action raise the essential issue as to the limits of Community competence. It is plain that the Community only holds those powers it has been attributed under the Treaty. However, to delimit those powers has proven to be very difficult. READ MORE